Thermal and mass spectrometric fragmentation of esters of deuterated long chain carboxylic acids

A method combining thermal fragmentation and mass spectrometry for the determination of the position of double bonds in an unsaturated ester is presented. The thermal fragmentation of methyl esters of deuterated long chain carboxylic acids yields a homologous series of olefins plus a homologous series of unsaturated esters. The positions of the deuterium atoms in the original ester are revealed by the deuterium content of its fragments as determined by mass spectrometry. Therefore, the positions of double bonds of a polyunsaturated acid can be determined by pyrolysis after saturation by deuterium. The structures of the unsaturated fragments are ascertained by mass spectrometric method, and the formation of the ion [M – 32] in the mass spectrometric fragmentation of unsaturated methyl esters is studied by means of deuterium labeling.     

Synthesis and properties of polyketones containing thiophene links

A series of polyketones containing thiophene links was synthesized by the Friedel-Crafts polymerization of these dithienylalkanes with aromatic diacid chlorides or dicarbonyl chlorides comprising thiophene links with diphenyl compounds. The resulting polymers had inherent viscosities in the range of 0.11–0.27 dL/g and showed poor solubilities to common organic solvents except strong acids. These thiophene-based polyketones exhibited fairly good thermal stabilities. The TGA data revealed 5% weight losses at 375–450°C and residual weights at 500°C were 43–79% under nitorgen. It was found that the thermal stabilities of these polymers were superior to those of polymides or polysulfonamides containing thiophene links and almost comparable to common aromatic polyketones     

Light-emitting tridentate cyclometalated platinum(II) complexes containing sigma-alkynyl auxiliaries: tuning of photo- and electrophosphorescence

The synthesis and structural, photophysical, electrochemical, and electroluminescent properties of a class of platinum(II) complexes bearing sigma-alkynyl ancillary ligands, namely [(C/N/N)Pt(C[triple bond]C]nR] [H(C/N/N) = 6-aryl-2,2'-bipyridine; n = 1-4; R = aryl, alkyl, or trimethylsilyl], have been studied. Substituents with different steric and electronic properties were introduced into the tridentate cyclometalating and arylacetylide ligands, and the pi-conjugation length of the oligoynyl moiety was homologously extended from ethynyl to octatetraynyl. The X-ray crystal structures of several derivatives confirm the Pt-(CC) ligation and reveal various intermolecular interactions, such as pi-pi, Pt...Pt, and C-H...F-C. The complexes display good thermal stability and intense phosphorescence in fluid and glassy solutions with high quantum yields and microsecond lifetimes. Their emission energies are sensitive to solvent polarity, the electronic affinities of the substituents on both the cyclometalating and arylacetylide groups, and the length of the oligoynyl ligand. By choosing appropriate cyclometalating and sigma-alkynyl ligands, the emission color of this class of platinum(II) complexes can be tuned from green-yellow to saturated red. In addition to (3)MLCT [Pt(5d) --> pi*(C/N/N)] and (3)IL(C/N/N), intriguing (3)IL(alkynyl) excited states localized on -(C[triple bond]C)(4)- and -(C[triple bond]Cpyrenyl-1) moieties that afford narrow-bandwidth emissions have been observed. Selected Pt(II) complexes were doped into the emissive region of multilayer, vapor-deposited organic light-emitting diodes. The tunable electrophosphorescence energy resembles that recorded in fluid solutions for these emitters, and the devices exhibit high luminance and efficiencies (up to 4.2 cd A(-1)).     

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Structure of a New 3D Lanthanide—Carboxylate Framework,[La（btec）1／2（H2btec）1／2（H2O）]n（H4btec=1,2,4,5—Benzeneteracarboxylic acid）

The title complex, [La(btec)_1/2(H₂btec)_1/2 (H₂O)]_n (H₄btec= 1, 2,4,5‐benzenetetracarboxylic acid) (1) was synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction of 1,2,4,5‐benzenetetracarboxylic dianhydride with La(NO₃)₃·6H₂O in H₂O, and crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P‐1 with a = 0.64403(3) nm, b = 0.94500(4) nm, c = 0.96380(5) nm, a = 88.535(2)°, β = 100.314(2)°, γ = 76.6470(10)°, V = 1.60968(10) nm³, Z = 2, and final R = 0.0274, R_w = 0.0735. In 1, each La(m) ion is coordinated by eight oxygen atoms from six carboxylate groups and one coordinated water molecule. Two different coordination modes of H₄btec were present in the structure, one of which contains two protonated carboxylate groups to balance the charge.     

Nd-Fe-B alloy-densified agarose gel for expanded bed adsorption of proteins

Novel dense composite adsorbents for expanded bed adsorption of protein have been fabricated by coating 4% agarose gel onto Nd-Fe-B alloy powder by a water-in-oil emulsification method. Two composite matrices, namely Nd-Fe-B alloy-densified agarose (NFBA) gels with different size distributions and densities, NFBA-S (50-165 microm, 1.88 g/ml) and NFBA-L (140-300 microm, 2.04 g/ml), were produced. Lysozyme was used as a model protein to test the adsorption capacity and kinetics for the NFBA gels modified by Cibacron blue 3GA (CB-NFBA gels). Liquid-phase dispersion behavior in the expanded beds was examined by measurements of residence time distributions, and compared with that of Streamline SP (Amersham-Pharmacia Biotech, Sweden). The dependence of axial mixing in the expanded beds on flow velocity, bed expansion degree. settled bed height, and viscosity of liquid phase was investigated. Breakthrough curves of lysozyme in the expanded beds of the CB-NFBA gels were also examined. The dynamic binding capacity at 5% breakthrough was 23.3 mg/ml matrix for the CB-NFBA-S gels, and 16.7 mg/ml matrix for the CB-NFBA-L, at a flow velocity of 220 cm/h. The results indicate that the NFBA gels are promising for expanded bed adsorption of proteins.     

Synthesis of fluorinated imines and carbodiimides from azides via aza-Wittig reaction

The Staudinger reaction of fluoroalkylazides were studied. A series of N-fluoroalkylimines were synthesized via aza-Wittig reaction of N-fluoroalkyliminophosphoranes. The N,N′-difluoroalkylated carbodiimide was also synthesized via the reaction of N-fluoroalkyliminophosphoranes with carbon dioxide or carbon disulfide.     

Highly efficient non-doped blue fluorescent OLEDs with low efficiency roll-off based on hybridized local and charge transfer excited state emitters

Designing a donor–acceptor (D–A) molecule with a hybridized local and charge transfer (HLCT) excited state is a very effective strategy for producing an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) with a high exciton utilization efficiency and external quantum efficiency. Herein, a novel twisting D–π–A fluorescent molecule (triphenylamine–anthracene–phenanthroimidazole; TPAAnPI) is designed and synthesized. The excited state properties of the TPAAnPI investigated through photophysical experiments and density functional theory (DFT) analysis reveal that its fluorescence is due to the HLCT excited state. The optimized non-doped blue OLED using TPAAnPI as a light-emitting layer exhibits a novel blue emission with an electroluminescence (EL) peak at 470 nm, corresponding to the Commission International de L''Eclairage (CIE) coordinates of (0.15, 0.22). A fabricated device termed Device II exhibits a maximum current efficiency of 18.09 cd A⁻¹, power efficiency of 12.35 lm W⁻¹, luminescence of ≈29 900 cd cm⁻², and external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 11.47%, corresponding to a high exciton utilization efficiency of 91%. Its EQE remains as high as 9.70% at a luminescence of 1000 cd m⁻² with a low efficiency roll-off of 15%. These results are among the best for HLCT blue-emitting materials involved in non-doped blue fluorescent OLEDs. The performance of Device II highlights a great industrial application potential for the TPAAnPI molecule.

A new pure fluorescent blue HLCT-emitter was designed and synthesized. Highly efficient non-doped blue OLEDs with low efficiency roll-off were achieved.     

Structural studies of DMβCD/dihalogenated norcarane inclusion complexes

Inclusion complexes of 7,7-dibromonorcarane (1) and 7,7-dichloronorcarane (2) with 2,6-dimethyl--cyclodextrin (DMCD) have been synthesized. Their structures have been studied by chemical analysis, thermal behavior, IR spectra, UV absorptions and¹³C NMR spectra in DMSO solutions. The studies show that the orientation of (1) is different from that of (2) in the DMCD cavity.Presented at the 6th International Symposium on Molecular Recognition and Inclusion, Berlin, Germany, 10–14 September 1990.     

Antioxidant Activity of Graft Chitosan Derivatives

Graft chitosan derivatives (CMCTS‐g‐MAAS and CMCTS‐g‐AAS) were prepared by the graft copolymerization of methacrylic acid sodium (MAAS) and acrylic acid sodium (AAS) onto the etherification product of chitosan‐carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCTS). Their antioxidant activity was estimated as superoxide anion scavengers by chemiluminescence techniques. The derivatives with low grafting percentages have a relatively low 50% inhibition concentration (IC₅₀), which could be related to the fact that they have different contents of hydroxyl and amino groups in the polymer chains.

Superoxide radical scavenging activity of CMCTS‐g‐MAAS.     

CH2(X 3B1)自由基与O2的反应

用时间分辨富里叶红外发射谱仪（ＴＲ－ＦＴＩＲＳ）研究了ＣＨ２（Ｘ＾３Ｂ１）自由基与Ｏ２反应的通道及产物的振动动态布居，基电子态自由基ＣＨ２（Ｘ＾３Ｂ１）由３５１ｎｍ紫外激光光解ＣＨ２ＣＯ生成，观测到振动发态反应产物ＣＯ（ｖ≤１０），ＣＯ２（ｖ３≤７）ＯＨ（Ｈ２Ｏ）和Ｈ２ＣＯ的红外发射，证实存在生成Ｈ２ＣＯ的通道，由光谱拟合得到不同时刻ＣＯ（ｖ）和ＣＯ２（ｖ３）的相对振动布居，发现ｖ＝４能级的布居数